Breastfeeding is one of the most important things you can do to give your child the very best start in life. Breast milk provides the optimum nutrition for your baby. Despite their efforts, formula companies simply CANNOT duplicate the amazing benefits of breast milk. The World Health Organization recommends breastfeeding for AT LEAST two years.
Websites
Breastfeeding.com - Information, support, & additude!
La Leche League - Founded in 1956 by seven women who had learned about successful breastfeeding while nursing their own babies, La Leche League is the only organization with the sole purpose of helping breastfeeding mother
Mothers Milk Bank at Austin - Resource for donor breastmilk
Houston Area Lacation Consultants and Educators Association - Resources for locating a Lactation consultant in the Houston area.
Breastfeeding Guide for African American Women
La Leche League - Founded in 1956 by seven women who had learned about successful breastfeeding while nursing their own babies, La Leche League is the only organization with the sole purpose of helping breastfeeding mother
Mothers Milk Bank at Austin - Resource for donor breastmilk
Houston Area Lacation Consultants and Educators Association - Resources for locating a Lactation consultant in the Houston area.
Breastfeeding Guide for African American Women
Articles
Black Womans Guide to Breastfeeding - Katherine Barber
The Breastfeeding Book: Everthing You Need to Know About Nursing Your Child Frm Birth Through Weaning - William Sears, Martha Sears
The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding: Seventh revised Edition - La Leche League International
The Breastfeeding Book: Everthing You Need to Know About Nursing Your Child Frm Birth Through Weaning - William Sears, Martha Sears
The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding: Seventh revised Edition - La Leche League International
